🌱 New Amazon Facilities In Alabama + Nursing Home Ratings

Hey, Birmingham! Let's get you all caught up to start this Wednesday, November 10 off on an informed note. On the economic development front, Amazon announced it plans to open three more facilities in Alabama, including another distribution center. Also in the news, U.S. News & World Report rated nursing homes across the country, including more than 200 in Alabama. Read more below!

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and pleasant. High: 75 Low: 58.

Here are the top stories today in Birmingham:

1. This is huge news on the economic development front. Amazon is planning three new facilities in Alabama. (WVTM13)
2. U.S. News & World Report released ratings for nursing homes all over the country, including more than 200 in Alabama. See where local nursing homes ranked. (Alabama Patch)
3. Birmingham Promise has been awarded a $1.8 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to expand its apprenticeship and internship program for seniors in Birmingham City Schools. (AL.com)
4. Here's everything you need to know about the planned Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham. (Bham Now)
5. Hospitals in Alabama say they are facing a dangerously low blood supply. See how you can help. (WBRC)

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Today in Birmingham:

• Check out the JCCEO Teacher Interview Day at Birmingham Salvation Army. (9 a.m.)
• The Birmingham Police Department invites you to Coffee with a Cop at Birmingham Public Library. (11 a.m.)
• Enjoy an evening with Brian Culbertson, featuring Marcus Anderson. (Details)
• Come cheer on the UAB Women's Basketball team as they take on Shorter at Bartow Arena. (6 p.m.)
• Enjoy UAB's production of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." (7:30 p.m.)

Birmingham Patch Notebook

• Here is your guide to 8 Birmingham thrift stores and why locals love thrifting. (Bham Now)
• Boiled peanuts made with Alabama’s famous Milo’s sauce? What’s not to like? (AL.com)
• Greater Birmingham Humane Society wants you to meet Wilma, this seven-month-old pup, and her siblings, who were rescued from a hoarding case earlier this year. (Facebook)
• Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Department congratulates Captain Angel Armstrong and Captain Craig Johnson for being honored along with other men and women today by Mayor Woodfin for Veterans Day this morning at the City Council Meeting. (Facebook)
• More great news today for scholars in Birmingham City Schools. Mayor Randall Woodfin announced a $1.8 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies for apprenticeships through the Birmingham Promise. (Facebook)

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